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what is the unit of solid angle?

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12 Years agoGrade
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12 Years ago
The unit of solid angle is steradian. A steradian can be defined as the solid angle subtended at the center of a unit sphere by a unit area on its surface. For a general sphere of radius r, any portion of its surface with area A = r2 subtends one steradian.
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